Stamp-receiver



E. M. WALSH.

STAMP RECEIVER.

IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII PT.24.I918- 1 3 1 2,7 1 3 Patented Aug. 12, 1919.

UNITED STATES PATENT oEEioE.

EDWARD MASON WALSH, OF MAINETTE, WASHINGTON.

STAMP-RECEIVER.

Application fil ed September 24, 1918. Serial No. 255,476.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD MASON lVALsn, a citizen of the United States,re-

siding at Manette, in the county of Kitsap and State of Nashington, haveinvented a new and useful Stamp-Receiver, of which the following is aspecification.

It is the object of this invention to provide novel means whereby a.roll of stamps may be held on a guide through which the stamps areadvanced as they are needed.

I do not confine myself to the specific form 7 shown and described,since within the scope of what is claimed, a mechanic might makechanges, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation;

Fig. 2 is a top plan wherein parts are broken away;

Fig. 3 is a cross section on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

The numeral 1 denotes a guide having a longitudinal passage 2 adapted toreceive a strip of stamps, one side of the guide being supplied with aslot 3 through which the strip of stamps may be advanced as required. Itis not necessary to describe the guide 1 in detail, since a guideadapted for the purpose is shown in my Patent No. 1,261,077, issued tome on April 2, 1918, for sundry improvements in a stamp receiver. Thecapacity of the guide 1 is limited, and the present invention aims toprovide a means whereby a roll of stamps of considerable length may beheld in operative relation to the guide.

In carrying out the invention there is pro vided a loop-shaped body 4which preferably is made of material which may be resilient. Metal orcelluloid will answer the purpose. The body 4 terminates inapproximately parallel arms 5 which may be secured in any desired way toone end of the guide 1. If desired, a slidable grip 6 may be mounted toreciprocate on the arms 5, the grip being held on the arms by stopflanges 7 which outstand from the ends of the arms. hen one end of theguide 1 is inserted between the arms 5, the grip 6 may be slid towardthe flanges 7, thereby compressing the arms 5 and holding the body 4 onone end of the guide 1.

A retainer, in the form of a bar or plate 8, extends across one end ofthe loop-shaped body 4, the ends of the retainer being secured toopposite portions of the body. Intermediate its ends, the retainer maybe supplied with an opening 9; The invention comprises a grip made froma single piece of metal, or other material, the piece being bent uponitself toform a double wall inner member 10 and an outer member 11overhanging the inner member. The inner layer of the inner member 10 ofthe grip is extended to form an arm 12,. disposed at right angles to theshaft 14, disposed approximately parallel to the clamp. The shaft 14 maybe constructed as desired, but preferably the constituent material ofthe shaft is bent transversely into trough shape, so as to strengthenthe shaft and to enable the clamp, the arm 12 and the shaft to be madeout of a single ,piece of relatively thin material. The edge of theloop-shaped body 4 is received between the members 10 and 11 on theclamp, the end of the shaft 14 being received in the opening 9 of theretainer 8, the shaft thus being held in place within the body 4. A roll15 of stamps is laced on the shaft 14, the shaft and the 0 amp beingassembled with the body 4, and the stamps in the roll 15 are slid, asrequired, through the longitudinal passage 2 in the guide 1, the thumbor finger of the operator being inserted into the slot 3, to secure anadvancement of the stamps the stamps unreeling from the roll 15 asrequired. The construction of the device is such that it may beassembled readily with the guide 1, a relatively large quantity ofstamps being always accessible for use in connection with the guide. Itwill be understood that as the stamps are advanced out of the guide 1,the stamp having been wet, may be applied readily to the letter orpackage, and be torn off across that end of the guide which is remotefrom the body 4.

The roll 15 of stamps is held on the shaft 14, for rotation, by theretainer 8 and the arm 12. The retainer 8 exercises two functions, inthat it forms a support for one end of the shaft 14, and aids, also, inholding the roll 15 of stamps on the shaft.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. In a deviceof the class described, a loop-shaped body terminating in approximatelyparallel arms; a guide having one of its ends inserted between the arms;a grip slidable on the arms and holding the arms on clamp, the'arm 12being extended to form a provided at one end With an angularly'dis posedarm; and a clamp permanently connected with the arm, the clamp receivingone edge of the body removably.

3. In a device of the class described a loop-shaped body; a retainercarried by one end of the body; and an L-shaped member comprising ashaft having one of its ends detachably engaged With the retainer and anarm disposed at right angles to the shaft, the arm having means fordetachably engaging the edge of the opposite end of the body.

4. In a device of the class described, a loop-shaped body; a retainerextended across one end of the body and provided with an opening; and ashaft having one of its ends mounted in the opening, the other end ofthe shaft being provided With an angularly disposed arm carrying a clampengaging the opposite end of the body releasably.

5. In a device of the class described, a loop-shaped body including armshaving terminal stop flanges; a grip slidable on the arms and retainedthereon by the flanges; a shaft located Within the body; and means forconnecting the shaft at one end With the body.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixedmy signature I in the presence of two Witnesses.

ED'WARD MASON WALSH.

Witnesses:

SALVE S. RULEsTAD, J AMES LYONS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

